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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-01
Musical Entertainment.

OF the celebrated McGibeny family
which appears at Harper's theatre Thurs.
day and FRIDAY under the auspices of the
Butord post, G L. r the Omaha Be
says:
The most enthusiastic audience of the
season welcomed the famous McGibeny
family last night At Boyd's. The troupe
ia wonder. From the father and moth
er in their vigorous prime. down success
sive steps 10 the Youngest, precious in
FAINT of four years. all are exceptional,
talented and genuinely excellent. 1t is
A performance that makes the children
wild aud holds their elders in delighted
thrall.
The orchestra, chorus, string and v0ca
numbers were all given with such dash
p ecision and beauty of tone, felicitious
fading AS made the programme truly
delightful one. The violin solo "Polo
naise,' nv Wieniawski was given b,
H Ugh McGiheny with rare feeling. deh
cicy and cean execution. He Is al
artist of superior merit. The children
were charming, and held the audience
fascinated throughout Tickets may bt
had of any memberss Of the post OF at thu
knell furniture store at 80 cents for al
parts of the house. there being no extra
charge for reserved seats.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-01
A NIGHT OF VANDALISM.


DaVtttry In Rock sstaad.
A good many years have passed since
Halloween has been ce4bent d in Rock
Island with so much deviltfy as was the
case last night The small boy was out
in full force. and he made his presence
known all over town The police provid-
ed themselves with rawhides. and dis,
persed several gangs of vandals, out were
unable to capture any of the young
rascals. This morning, however, wit
messed evidence of the nights work. Mr..
H. E. Brooks found his cow missing and no
trace of the bovine anywhere Wagons
were found without wheels, barn doors
open, gates missing, crossings torn up
| everywhere. The Y NJ. G. A. ice water
| cssk, which bears the sign, Free Ice
Water, Y. NJ. C. A ;" had been placed in
front of Magrum's saloon. while beer
kegs orr mel ted the front of the asses
citation parlors, where the cask usually
! stands. Down on Fourteenth street and
Second avenue, SATELLITES paint wagon
| was found IT the middle of the street
with the extension ladders forming a pyr
amidal arch above it, The pump in the
children's carriage works building was
| ruined-broken off and a milestone
crsmmed into the well opening.
1t is a shame that such deeds should be
tolerated in civilized community. The
bows can their have fun without commit,
ting depredauons, and making themselve:
public nuisances.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-01
DIED.

FRoHBaES-of diphiheretic croup. Monday
morning, october 81. 1857. George, son of M
aHd Mrs John Fronboes, aged years, 10 months
and 10 days.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-01
RRiEFLETS.

Mclnlre's.
November l.
Blankets at McIntires.
Ice cream, at krell & Maths
Oysters, oysters, at krell & Maths
Oysters served in every style a,sKreil &
| Maths.
The blanket sale at McIniire's has been
a success.
New dates, new figs, at Krell & Maths
confectionery
In warm weather prepare for cold.
Blankets at McIntire's
Louis Eckhart has resigned his posi-
ton as conductor on the Milan road
A bell boy not under IS years of ago
wanted at the Rock Island house.
Evans keeps at Folsom's old stand
nice Pennsylvania buck wheat -four.
Loans by the Black Hawk Homestead
association, Friday evening, Nov. 4.
Go to Krel & Maths and get dish of
those fine, large New York counts served
in any style.
For rent New building suitable for
meat market, corner Fortieth street and
Fifth avenue.
The church social occurs al the par
sonsge of the First Baptist church this
evening.
| Don't fai! to see the McGibney family
at the opera house Thursday and FRIDAY
evenings.
Now is the time to subscribe for stock
in the Black Hawk Homestead associa,
ton. The second series is vet open.
| Everybody ought to go and see the
Mckinney family sing and perform next
Thursday and Friday evenings.
The social at the parsonage of the FRS
Baptist church has been changed from
Thursday. to Tuesday evening.
Mrs. W. B. Vanatta of Telluride,
Col, arrived this evening for a shor
visit with DR.. and Mrs. McCandless.
Conductor DOC" Bush, of the c., NJ
, & St. P, is again on duty, after pleas
ant visit to his brother at Aberdeen, Oak
, The ladies of the Broadway Presbyter
t ian church will give social with refresh
S ments at the church parlors Tuesday
e evening. Nov. 90
1 Herbert d. Blakemore. the steuOg
; rapher, is taking down the official pro
3 ceedings of the Knox county court fc
! this term.
e Mrs W. o. Willis, wife of the popua
? c., B. & Q. passenger conductor, IT
E turned from weeks visit to relative
d Beardstown last night.
) Mr.. and Mrs. F. f. Valentine, of Da
: export. left last evening for Pasaden
y CAL, to locate permanently Mrs. Va
e entine was formerly Miss Lee Cook,
n this city.
}, The McGibney family, numbering fl
1t teen persons, will render some of t
Sc choice selections under the auspices
n the G. A. r. Thursday and Friday eve
IN ings next.
s. The largest and finest car loads of POI
at toes seen in the market this season ha
re Just been received at c. z. Truesdal
n from Minnesota Call and exam
IS, them before you put in your winter st
Id ply.
ar Rock Island camp, No. 20. NJ. W.
is give social hop at Armory hall Eric
ne evening, November 4, for the benefit {
lie sick member. Supper will be served
ng the Taylor house. Good music will
as furnished by Bleuer's band, and tb
IT. should be large attendance.
lie Buffet cars have taken the place of
ire regular diners on the c., B. & @,
20 while an elaborate spread is dispen
nd with. one may be provided with g
Of lunch. The sleeping car porter offici
he | l., e. l,.k
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-01
Late STYLES.

We have just received consignment
of two hundred ladies' Newmarkets, in,
GLIDING all the latest styles in checks and
plaids, boucle, bison cloth. tailor made
and other fashionable effects, in all sizes
and colors, worth between S12 so and
SlS apiece. To create little excitement
and encourage cloak buyers, we have de-
cided TO place these goods on the market
at the exceptional price of S. each This
price will prevail all the week, an oppor
tunity never offered before.
NJ ARNOLD,
1919 West Second street, Davenport.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-01

Wood and coal! wood and coal! wood
and coalr' shouted the dealer driving
down the street A small boy in the
distance answers: Never mind your
wood, Won can cure your cold with a bot
tie of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-01

The net receipts of ST. Lukc's hospital
bazaar including the handsome donations,
etc, show the gratifying sum of 1896 26.
The ladies of this. worthy institution have
reason to believe their work has not been
in vain.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-01

j. W. Henry, Charlottesville. Ind,
manufactures hard wood lumber in com.
mon white and burr oak bridge plank
2X4, 3X4. AKA and Axe. free on board cars
at Rock Island, Davenport and Moline,
for S22 per one thousand feet.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-01

Six per cent loans by the Rock Island
Building and Loan association, Tuesday,
November l, 1887. Stock in the twenty>
second series. + II GUYER,
Secretary.
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-05-21
EngIish Boots IN lsgypt.

The supply Of bogus boots carried tt
Egypt by one of the last drafts of our
forces there ought not to result in fortune
to the INSCRIPTIONS maker, as q similar
piece of enterprise did during the Crimean
war. On Investigation being made, ac-
cording to the correspondent of con
temporary, into the badly shod condition
Of the men, it was discovered that the
boots were machine made, which Is con-
trary to the contract for boots to be used
on active service. Brit, beyond this, they
were composed of thin leaves Of leather,
filed out with substance something like
pitch, rendering them absolutely useless
for hard work. This is case in which
the guilty party can be traced and exposed
or punished without the slightest diff
Guilty, and the pitch boots need not join
the bayonets, the cartridges, the hay and
all the other things which no official fellow
can understand. Pail Mall Gazette
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-05-21

You could not even hear. a wnisl,c. 4,
the crowd. While one of the priests
pressed crucifix to the colorieSs lips OF
the, sufferer, another was murmuring
words OF consolation and hope into his
eur. But the wrctchcd man was not
listening. His cSpressionlcss face had a
waxen pallor, and his eyes, rs they wan
dered over the ocean of faces before him,
already seemed dim with the dullness Of
DEATH
He started considerably when the exc
.dtioner placed the iron collar about his
neck, and | observed his mouth contract.
Then, however, q white covering thrown
over his features hid them from further
observation. The executieRer then gave
two or three turns of the screws connect
ed with the instrument of death. The
bones of the neck cracked, long trem-
bling ran through the whole body, the
arms twisted outward, the legs inward.
Alvarez Olivia was dead.
The priests took off their square caps, as
If to salute the soul passing by, and the
exccutioncr concealed the covering that
concealed tho dead mans face That face,
whica ll.d been so pallid Il moment before,
was now purple. Tho tumifled tongue
protruded from tho mouth and the bloody
eyes had spurted out of their sockets The
head had fallen slightly toward the'right
shoulder, and the black inter, with white
cross, that had been placed upon 1t, seemed
about to tall OFF.
The crowd ebbetl away silently, evil
IDENTIFY much affected, while two gen
darnlas with rifles mounted guard Mt the
foot OF the scaffold, where tho corpse was
70 remain until evening, when tho corpo-
ration OF female mourners would escort it
To the cemetery OF executed criminals,
with long, piercing cries of lamentation,
Ike the Yu. yu. yu of Arab women
New York Star
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-05-21
Not to Ise Trusted.

An old New York dry goods auction
merchant. who resided In Jersey, crossed
Cortlandt street ferry morning and night.
One morning rs he was coming over lie
noticed that one Of the best customers OF
his house slipped through without paying.
On his arrival ut the store he told his
anctioneer not to receive bid from such
Il man. The latter obscrved: "Why,
thought he was good!' so did /, but !
have changed my mind; | will not trust
him dollar. 'if Not long after the mer.
chant failed ainl did not pay five cents or
the dollar. Dry Goods Chronicle.
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-05-21
Railroads.
HUMBERLAND VALLEY RAILROAD.
i On and after Sunday, March 18th,
1887, trains will run as follows Stand
ard Time.)
EASTWARD.

EASTWARD.
Fast Mail leaves Martinsburg at ! 2,
M, Bedington 7 49, Falling Waters
TAT, Williamsport Station 90 Hagers-
town s 10, Chambersburg IS, Carlisle
10 rs, arrive at Harrisburg II IS, Phila-
delphia IS p m.
Mail Express Train leaves Martins
burg at IS p M, Bedington 40, Fall
ing Waters 5 AZ, Williamsport Station
a 90, Hagerstown a 20, Chambersburg
S IS, Carlisle s rs arrive at Harrisburg
at 7 IS.
WESTWARD.
N. o. Express leaves Harrisburg at
a IS a m, Carlisle S IS, Chambersburg
s so, arrives at Hagerstown at = 40,
Williamsport Station 5 SO, Falling Wat
ers SIS, Bedington 9o6, Martinsburg
9 IS.
Mail leaves Harrisburg at = as a M.
Carlisle IS, chambersburg so, arrive
at Hagerstown at 10 40, Williamsport
Station II 90, Falling Waters II 10, Bed
ington II 20, Martinsburg II IS.
Fast Line leaves Harrisburg at 4 AZ,
Carlisle A IS, Chambersburg so, Hag-
erstown 6 As, Williamsport Station 90,
Falling Waters 7I3, Bedington 20.
arrives at Martinsburg SIS p m.
w. A. GARD, Agt. ]. F. BOYD, Supt.
H. A. RIDDLE, General Passenger Agt.
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-05-21
e .formatlon Not Complete.

Salvation Army Man Ito hardware MGR
chant)-Ten years ago, sir, stole an ak
from You and here's a dollar to pay for
it.
Merchant-Axes are worth DOLLAR and
3 half.
Salvation Army Man (retur .ing tie
money to his pocket Dollar and half
for axesi can get 'em cheaper than
that New York Sun.
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-05-21
botany Rays Centennial.

Next year viii be the centenary of the
colon: Of New South Wales, the first con-
vOy Of convicts having reached Botany
Bay IN Jan. 90 1888. And the colonists
are nav debating how best to celebrate
the event. But none Of them are anxious
to trace herr origin TO these first settlers.
New York Tribune.
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-05-21
BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD
In effect Sunday, April 22, 1887
STANDARD Time.)
EAST BOUND.

EAST BOUND.
Train No from Chicago and St.
Louis; leaves Martinsburg at 400. and
Washington $40: arrives Baltimore at
1890 and leaves 8:45 a. m; arrives Phila-
delphia at 1880 p Ill.
Train No. s from Pittsburg: leaves
Pittsburg at gao p. IN. Cumberland at
iugton $50 a. m. : arrives Baltimore
$50 a. m.
No l46. mixed train, leaves Martins
burg S. goa m. except Sunday; connects
for Winchester, Hagerstown and Fred
erick.
No. IS, except Sunday, leaves Mar
tinsburg at II a. M, via. main line;
stops at all stations, connects for Valley
Branch, Hagerstown, Frederick.
No 2, limited from St. Louis and Gin
cinnati; leaves Martinsburg at .II:55
a IN Washington 40, p m, and Balti-
more 3:I5 p nj. ; arrives Philadelphia
m.
No SO, Baltimore and way stations
via. Washington leaves Martinsburg
DIT S p m; connects for Winchester,
Hagerstown and Frederick
No s, limited from Chicago and Pitts
burg leaves Martinshurg $40 p m, and
Washington .7:25 p III. !; arrives Balti-
more at $50 p m, and leaves at 8:45
m arrives PHILADELPHIA at a m.
WEST BOUND.
No S, limited from Philadelphia to
Chicago and Pittsburg leaves Philadel-
phia 7 m. Baltimore at 80 a nh. !;
Washington at II as m and Martins
burg at 1914 p m.
No +, limited to Cincinnati and St.
Louis leaves Philadelphia 10 45 a m. !;
Baltimore ago; Washington 80; Mar
tinsburg 26p M.
No7, Pittsburg Express Martinsburg
at II o8 p IN. arrives Cumberland 20,
and Pittsburg at s SC. a III.
No, ). Cincinnati, Chicago and st.
Louis; leaves Philadelphia 4 as Balti-
more 6 Washington 10 10 m, and
Martinsburg ~ ~ a m.
No IS. daily except Sunday-Ba1ti-
more to Grafton /; Martinsburg at II IS
p IN, stops at all stations and connects
for Romney.
Mixed train, lat daily leaves Mar
tinsburg at 4 so a m, connects for Rom
ney and stops at all stations.
No las leaves 10 a m, except Sun
day; stops at all stations.
Accommodation for Cherry Run
leaves 3 40 D M, except Sunday.
]. T. MARTIN. Agent.
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-05-21
OCaA Ne<SAs
Wool men we're busy to-day.

The B. &. O. r. r. will have mum.
Der Of special trains east tomorrow.
Mr.. w. H. Fiske. Of the arm Of Fisher
& Fiske, is in town on business.
Mrs. John Mathews, of this city, Is
visiting friends in Harrisonburg, Va.
A Special term Of County Court, will
be held Monday.
Miss. Bessie Edwards, left this morn.
ing to visit friends at Westminster, Md.
| Miss. Bessie Weilen, Of Frederick,
Nd, is visiting friends in this place.
The candidates in various wards were
busy as bees to-day.
Mr.. Elias Emmert, Of Hagerstown
was in the city on business this morn
ing.
Mr.. w. X. Stems, of Frederick, Md.
has invented an ingenious butter al.
tachment for the Champion Binder.
A band of gypsies, composed Of ten
wagons, PASSED through town yestcr
day.
The b. & OR. r. employees will go
to Washington, May 25th, fare for the
round trip, from Martinsburg, 90 cents.
Go to the Court House tonight and
help to boom the old burg on the
4th Of July.
Mr.. r, NJ. Hollis, formerly Of this
place, but now.of Silver Springs, Md,
is home on a brief visit.
Judge oakney Johnson, ofthe Supreme
Court of appeals Of this State was In
town to-day.
The pastor of the Ist NJ. T. Church
will hold open DIR services at the inter.
section Of north Queen and I'D street
tomorrow evening at s o'clock.
Be at the polls early Monday morn
ing, and see that your ncighbor votes
for good pavements, streets, and i'm
provement.
1t is understood that the colored PEG.
pie of Frederick are collecting funds
for the employment Of special counsel
to assist in the prosecution Of police
officer Harding, now under Indictment
for recent shooting and killing Of Joshua
Herbert. 80
The Young Peoples Mutual Literary
and Working Circle Of the Ist NJ. +.
Church, gave very enjoyable enter
tainment last night In the Lecture
Room. The programme was very clab-
crate. The music, recitations and read
ings were we'll rendered by ALT
many for the little space il this paper
The young folks were delighted with
the patronage of the citizens, who were
just as enthusiastic over the ice cream.
cake, lemonade &c, as with the music
and speeches Of the youthful oratoi
It was also fnarcial success. enccE;-
aging the youths 10 persevere To their
desired hayen-the adjoining and fli
nishing the Lecture Room of the church
The parents of these young folks must
themselves that their SONS
and daughters can find SO much or
profitable enjoyment andgiye such use
fui pleasure to others in their weekly
md monthly meetings.
These young people give promise az
much usefulness in the. Church OF their
,hoice and to the community generally.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-10-05
Every Morning Except Sundays.
A sauib from London PINCH.

The London Punch, in squib modelled
on '"The Battle Of Dorking,'' suggests
that English secrets of naval construc-
ton are not particularly valuable COM
mOdities after all. 1t concludes as fol-
lows: The sea was covered with vessels.
Surrounded by an almost countless host,
the only British ironclad (the Ethelred the
Unready) in commission proudly crested
the waves.
''Why, what is this?' exclaimed the
English commander, gazing at the enemy
through his telescope ''ThOse shipsl
Why, every one of them is constructed ON
a plan supplied from Whitehall! And
those gunsl They, too, have been treach-
erOusly transferred to the exultant foeP'
At this moment there was a loud eXplo-
sion. Then the sea was deluged with
smoke. When it cleared away only II. M.
S. Ethelred the Unready was left-the
foreign fleet had entirely vanished.
Dear me!' observed the English COM
mander, ''this is very strangel The guns
burst at the first discharge. The ironclads,
constructed on plans treacherOusly trans
ferred, foundered before they could get
into actionl [ cannot understand iii
What does it mean?'
The question was answered by a badly
wounded man, who, blown up an incalcul-
able height by the explosion, had at length
descended from the clouds on to the
British deck.
''It MEANS" cried this poor wretch with
difficulty, ''that Pilfering Peter, appropri-
ately called the Patriot, has saved his
country. l fOresaw this result. 1t was
for this I supplied''-
He tried to speak, raised his eyes to the
Union Jack, attempted to comprehend the
construction of a new torpedo, and sank
back. The last of the naval dragons
was past serving his native land any fur
ther.-Exchange
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-10-05
The Fountain in Parma.

In the square close by is a statue to
Parmeggianino, of recent workmanship,
and drinking fountain. There are but
two or three shoots of water in Parma,
but even that is more than one can find in
most of these plain towns, and, especially
so the traveller who has just left SWitzer-
land. the loss of running water is great.
No Swiss village is so mean, no town so
crowded, but from an unpretending iron
pipe there gushes forth, pellucid, glitter
ing and opulent, a stream of the freshest
water, which leaps in joyous and elastic
curve into q basin with gay flash by
night and by day, and poUrs off with IN
grudging profusiOn.
But in these Lombard towns scarcely
here and there can be found a numbering
pump, with long and massive handle at
which few minutes severe toll produces
a mighty poor and niggard dribble of wa
ter. Where fountains are they prattle
with a fatigued and parsimOnious note
and shelter their inadequacy under some
statue in the modern taste. AS a rule the
modern taste in Italy is not one whit bet
ter than in England They delight to
honor the martyrs and heroes of United
Italy. No town but has it's COrso Wit
toriO Emmanuel and it's Via Cavour.
with, for the most part, statues of the
same. Here and there is a Via Massimo
d'Azeglio with no statue. These works of
art are not better than our effigies of Mr..
Golden or Sir Robert Peel, and the crown
ing horror OF all is a statue of Victor EN-
manuel here in the Piazzi di Corte. It
would bring a blush to the cheek of a
Yankee stone maSOn.-Gentleman Mag
aZine.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-10-05
The Koran's Hours of Prayer.

The Koran has fixed the hours that
must be consecrated to prayers. These
prayers, naInazi, are five in number. The
most solemn is the morning prayer; it is
the sabah namazi; it is uttered after the
dawn, just before the rising of the sun.
The second is the midday prayer, Guile
namazi. The third, jkindy namazi, must
be offered just before the setting of the
sun. The evening prayer, aacham ma
maxi, is uttered just before the shadows
conceal the horizon. Finally, the last and
fifth prayer, yatcy namazi, is uttered in
the interval after shutdown and just be-
fore dawn.
The hour of prayers is regularly pro-
claimed to the faithful by the imams,
called muezzins, who walk around
the balcony of the minarets, sing
ing, in a melancholy voice, this
unvarying Iitany: ''God, the most
hight I here proclaim that there is no
God but God. I proclaim that Moham-
med is the prophet of God. Come to the
temple of salvation. Great Godl God
the most hight There is no God but
-Godp' Blind men are usually selected for
muezzins, or at least imamSr that suffer
from confirmed myopia, so that they can
not throw inquisitive glances toward the
women that may be promenading on the
terraces OF the houses.-The Cosmo-
TlOIitan